Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga
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| Full name | Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga |
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| Nicknames | El Grupo, Grupo Covadonga |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Based in | Gijón, Asturias, Spain |
| Colors | Red and navy |
| President | Antonio Corripio |
| Members | 33,000 |
| Website | www.rgcc.es |
| Active departments of Grupo Covadonga | |||
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 Archery |
 Athletics |
 Basketball |
 Basque pelota |
_pictogram.svg){kind=small} Canoeing |
 Chess |
 Field hockey |
_pictogram.svg){kind=small} Gymnastics |
 Handball |
 Judo |
 Karate |
Mountaineering |
 Rugby |
 Sailing |
 Swimming |
 Tennis |
_pictogram.svg){kind=small} Volleyball |
 Weightlifting |
 Wrestling |
The club |
| Full name | Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga | ||
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| Ground | Polideportivo Braulio García, Gijón, Asturias (Capacity: 1,331) |
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| Chairman |
 Antonio Corripio |
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| Manager |
Saúl Pérez |
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| League | Superliga 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Superliga 2, 3rd | ||
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Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga is a multisport club based in Gijón, Spain. The club was founded in 1938 and is the biggest sports club in Asturias. It has 33,000 members, more than the most important football clubs of the region (Sporting de Gijón and Real Oviedo).
The club was founded on May 10, 1938 with the initial purpose of the club was to create an independent Sports Club. It was based near the beach of San Lorenzo in Gijón. In 1949, Grupo Covadonga purchases lands in the neighbourhood of Las Mestas, near the El Molinón football stadium.
In 2012, Grupo Covadonga was nominated to the Prince of Asturias Awards in the category of Sports.
Grupo Covadonga has got teams in 18 sports. It also has got a group of traditional dance and a choir.
There's only women volleyball. The team currently plays in Superliga 2 and it played the Superliga Femenina de Voleibol during two seasons. In 2012 was runner-up of the Copa Princesa de Asturias.
Its young teams won several Spanish championships.
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